Akikane Sawa Movies

A gangster named Sagara killed a broker at the request of a friend named Oba, was arrested and spent eight years in prison. Now released, he wants to...

Komatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group which supports the town vendors unlike Takioka, who will...

An old man dies of heartbreak when a cruel landlord is about to repossess his land. The old man haunts the landlord from the grave. Since the man...

Oryu the Red Peony, a wandering female yakuza on a soul-searching journey after the death of her father. After collecting her sickly follower from...

A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasaki...

Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.

A robbery and murder occurred at a gas station facing the national highway at 1:00am. Detectives Nagata, head of the First Investigation Division,...

Teruo Ishii portrays the bitter conflict over the right to develop land in a gripping and humorous way. Nakagami, the head of the Kanto Joseikai, is...

1962 Japanese movie

Bungo, fulfilling his duty as a yakuza, kills a man from a rival gang. Since then, he has escaped the clan's vengeance by staying on the road with...

Third part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy.

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.

This film focuses on Okatsu; the adopted daughter of a master swordsman. She is a master with a sword herself and her talents far overshadow that of...

Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.

The story of a lone wolf struggling with human compassion and duty.

1961 Japanese movie

This biopic of notorious yakuza-turned-actor Noboru Ando focuses on the days leading to his arrest after the shooting of businessman Hideki Yokoi.

1962 Japanese movie

A story about the lives of four sisters and their manipulative mother who must come to terms with each of their decisions in life.